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Havering planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Havering website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates27,806Searchable applications
455Recorded as pending
18%Approval rate · 4,715 approved or refused records
3,850Refused applications
865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Aug 2000 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningvalidations@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1047.19
Retention of brick boundary wall and gate.
126 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2ED
Received 3 Jul 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1381.19
Proposed Single storey Rear, Front Porch and Side Extensions.
96 The Drive Collier Row Romford RM5 3UH
Received 9 Sept 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1029.19
Demolish existing outbuilding to rebuild new outbuilding.
32 Courtenay Gardens Upminster RM14 1DD
Received 3 Jul 2019 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1304.14
Demolition of 3 and 4 storey office building known as Service House and the erection of 9 single family houses with associated garages, parking spaces and gardens.
37-39 Manor Road Romford RM1 2TL
Received 19 Sept 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0598.19
Single storey rear extension to include flat roof.
6 Austral Drive Hornchurch RM11 1JJ
Received 16 Apr 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0313.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable and rear dormer loft conversion with Juliette balcony and 3No. roof lights to front elevation.
112 Upminster Road Hornchurch RM12 6PR
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0478.15
Single Storey Rear Extension
64 Hillfoot Road Romford RM5 3LL
Received 21 Apr 2015 - WithdrawnN0009.19
Minor Amendment to P1148.18- adjusting position of side walls
22 Engayne Gardens Upminster RM14 1UZ
Received 26 Feb 2019 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0999.25
Single storey rear extension and single storey front/side extension
33 Horndon Road Romford RM5 3EU
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0239.14
Proposed replacement of metal framed trolley bays and Perspex infill panels with wooden framed trolley bays with Perspex infill panels and new timber slat wall cladding adjacent the entrance lobby.
Tesco Stores Ltd Bridge Road Rainham RM13 9YZ
Received 20 Feb 2014 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0136.16
Oak T1 (in the right-hand corner of the rear garden when viewed from the house) - a 25-30% crown reduction, by having the crown thinned out and by having the canopy raised (crown lifted) to approx. 20 feet from ground level. Oak T2 (in the left-hand corner of the rear garden when viewed from the house) - some crown reduction and from having the crown lifted, but to a lesser extent than Oak T1 as it is a less dense tree. Both trees would also benefit from dead wood removal.
37 Crossways Romford RM2 6AJ
Received 27 Sept 2016 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0834.14
Demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of 5no. dwellings.
20 Farm Road Rainham RM13 9JU
Received 20 Jun 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0387.23
Single storey rear extension, raised external patio, two storey side extension, front extension, and loft conversion
23 Gaynes Park Road Upminster RM14 2HH
Received 7 Mar 2023 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0623.23
Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension
40 Stephen Avenue Rainham RM13 7NP
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0090.19
works to trees
Kingswood Lodge Main Road Romford
Received 29 Jul 2019 - DOC Discharge FULLQ0181.16
Discharge of Conditions 6 of P1116.15
Lofthaus 51 Market Place ROMFORD RM1 3AB
Received 3 Oct 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1306.15
Replacement and upgrade of existing public telephone kiosk with kiosk combining public telephone service and ATM service
O/S 163 South Street Romford RM1 1PS
Received 9 Sept 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0213.19
Single storey front/porch extension and single storey part side extension.
10 Esmond Close Rainham Essex RM13 7EB
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0175.26
First floor rear and side extensions, roof extension to allow for additional habitable loft space to include rear dormers, roof lights to rear, increase in parapet wall height, and alteration to fenestration
20 Nelmes Road Hornchurch RM11 3JA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0381.26
Single storey front & single/two storey side extension following demolition of existing side garage with hardstanding to front
153 DUNSTER CRESCENT HORNCHURCH RM11 3QD
Received 16 Mar 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0444.18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed roof extension to include rear dormer and insertion of three roof lights to the front roof slope and single storey rear extension following a prior approval (Y0374.18).
108 Harrow Drive Hornchurch RM11 1NX
Received 21 Nov 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0073.18
Discharge of Condition 2 of P0074.18
Freedom Health Care 48 Albert Road Romford RM1 2PP
Received 26 Mar 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0291.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m
7 Tindall Mews Hornchurch RM12 4WW
Received 22 Dec 2015 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0128.16
Discharge of conditions 12, 13 and 20 of P0986.15
Suttons Primary School Sutton lane Hornchurch RM12 6RP
Received 16 Jun 2016
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Havering, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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